A new book on my bookshelf...'Amsterdam made by Hand' ...yes I'm one of the lucky girls who got it in the mail a while ago. Dear Pia Jane Bijkerk asked me whether I would like to review her latest book... | Continue »

One of my favorite posts from my first year of blogging was when Nikki Godersky, one of the owners of the fabulous Form+Function in Indianapolis gave me her Top 5 finds from the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair. And so I was thrilled that Nikki agreed to give me a new list from her trip back to Milan last month, where she was picking out items for the store. “Great time in Milan,” she told me. This year, Nikki sent seven fantastic items – and all but one are or will be available at Form+Function. Here’s the list: Suita Sofa from Vitra The Suita sofa comes as a high-back, low-back or combination, as shown in the photo at right. (You can make out the high-back in... | Continue »

Today Google introduced some changes to how it presents you with search results. If you are a blogger, you will be especially interested in the option to select NEWS and BLOGS. (Click Image to Enlarge) What this means for those of us that have invested hundreds or even thousands or hours into our blogs is that we now have the opportunity to rise above the noise - advertised search, mega-sites, etc. The objective from Google's standpoint is clearly to present search results that are current, and therefore relevant - and that means blogs will begin to capture a more prominent... | Continue »

A long time dream of mine...a nice looking herbs and small vegetables table for our home. When I saw this one from Gaëtan Coulaud and Ludovic Avenel I was utterly impressed with how they had translated my idea of a... | Continue »